GS Renovation fits bathrooms, en suites and wet rooms in Ware, handling the tanking, drainage, ventilation, tiling and the notifiable electrical work. The hidden layers are done first and done properly, because a failure there shows up on the ceiling below. Quotations are free and without obligation, and we are fully insured.
Water use has a number attached to it locally
Affinity Water supplies the Ware area, and the local plan sets a figure. Policy DES4 of the East Herts District Plan sets a target of total mains water consumption of no more than 110 litres per person per day, and the Ware Neighbourhood Plan strongly supports that target. It is a policy aimed at development rather than at a like for like bathroom replacement.
It is still a useful benchmark when fittings are chosen. Shower valves, taps and WCs vary widely in flow and volume, and the difference between two similar looking specifications adds up over a year. We put the flow rates in front of you at specification stage, so the choice is made on numbers rather than on a showroom display.
Where the waste actually goes
Waste water leaves Ware by a network that is being extended for new development. Waste water from the development north and east of Ware will drain to Rye Meads Waste Water Treatment Works. A new sewer will be required to serve that area and link into the existing network to the east of Ware. On an existing house, though, the constraint is inside your own plot.
That means the soil stack position, the fall available to the new waste runs, and whether a pumped solution is needed for a room below the drain invert. We work that out before the layout is fixed, because a bathroom designed first and drained afterwards ends up with boxing you did not want. Ventilation is settled at the same time, since extraction rates form part of the building control requirement.
Bathrooms in flats
In a flat, a bathroom sits over somebody else's rooms, so the waterproofing and the acoustic build up carry more weight than they do in a house. Flats make up over 31 per cent of all dwellings in Ware according to the 2011 Census, a figure the Ware Neighbourhood Plan describes as a high proportion.
We tank the floor and walls as a continuous system before any tile is laid, form the falls to the drain, and seal every junction and pipe penetration. Where the floor is timber, it is decked and stiffened first so movement does not crack the tanking. The lease terms and the freeholder's consent are checked before the strip out, along with any restriction on hard flooring or on working hours.
- Tanking membranes and waterproof boards behind tiles
- Drainage falls set to the gully in wet rooms
- Soil pipe and waste re-routing within the floor build-up
- Underfloor heating and heated towel rails
- Bespoke vanity units and storage
The GS Renovation Difference in Ware
Ware homeowners choose GS Renovation for bathrooms because the invisible work is done properly. Tanking, falls, waste runs and ventilation are set out before the first tile goes on, and the notifiable electrical work is certified. In a town where flats are a high proportion of the housing, waterproofing over a neighbour's ceiling is not a corner to cut. We are fully insured, and quotations are free and without obligation.
- Falls set to the gully so a wet room actually drains
- Floors checked and stiffened before large-format tiles go down
- Photographs kept at each stage for your records
- Extraction sized and ducted outside, never into the loft
- Aftercare and snagging support once the job is finished
- Free follow-up visit after completion if anything needs attention